Ghosts (Opening Pages) By Paul Auster.

... A Close Analysis Ghosts (Opening Pages) By Paul Auster The opening of Paul Auster's Ghosts combines elements of classic American detective fiction with literary originality to create an effective beginning of a post-modernist novel. Clichés in popular pre-modernist narrative form with a highly modernist literary/philosophical approach is juxtaposed the questioning the nature of time and life; this yields a post-modernist overture. Auster presents the main character, Blue, as the classic American 'tough guy' detective, always suspicious toward everything and everyone. Clearly, the author has been inspired by previous writers of popular genre fiction. Sentences as "Brown broke him in, Brown taught him the ropes, and when Brown grew old, Blue took over" illustrate Auster's well-considered diction and tone in order to achieve the desired hard and boiled atmosphere. Moreover, this quote serves to demonstrate Blue's attitude to his job and his profession. He indicates that his work needs skill and know-how through telling

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